Serialize all script variables to a dictionary and back

serializable_ref_counted.gd

class_name SerializableRefCounted
extends RefCounted

## Saves all user defined variables inside a dictionary
## Member variables from the built in class will not be included
func serialize() -> Dictionary:
	var data := {}
	for property in get_property_list():
		var p_name: String = property.name
		if property.usage != PROPERTY_USAGE_SCRIPT_VARIABLE:
			continue
		if p_name.begins_with("_"):
			continue # Don't save private members
		data[p_name] = get(p_name)
	return data


## Restores the values
func deserialize(in_data: Dictionary) -> void:
	for property_name: String in in_data.keys():
		set(property_name, in_data[property_name])